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  1. ATXInstantFlock

    Recommended Space in Tractor

    I'm thinking of supplementing my coop & run with a tractor for temporary grazing. How much room would you recommend per chicken if they are only going to be in there for maybe 3-4 hours max? Just trying to get an idea of how big I should make it and/or how many chickens get to go "on vacation"...
  2. ChickChic00

    Free Ranging

    What is considered free range? I have a penned in area that is 50x60 with a coop that has the door open at all times. I also have a pen that is connected to the chicken pen, it is a 100x70. I have only 14 Hens in the area. Is that enough room to be considered free range? Thanks very much!!
  3. PhillyDelcoChix

    Homesteading/Off Grid Living near South Eastern PA?

    Hello all, Looking for anyone knowledgeable about living on a 3-5 acres or more, relatively inexpensively in this area. We really love the area near chaddsford, brandy wine valley, and Coatesville. This is all assuming my husband will be working for the same company, but we’d like much more...
  4. C

    coop / run ratio

    Hello Everyone - new member and soon to be new chicken owner. I'm currently planning my coop/run so I can get building as soon as winter breaks. I have been reading a lot both here and elsewhere and I know that 3 to 4 sq ft/bird in the coop and 10 sq ft/bird in the run are the numbers to aim...
  5. Mimi13

    Quarantine Area Size

    A friend of mine (yep, the friends we had over one Sunday to convince them to start keeping chickens only an hour after I had processed my first cockerel, https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-deed-is-done-my-flock-is-now-at-peace.74152/) now has a little BO cockerel he must get rid of...
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